Contributing to dismal weekend results in North America was “Suburbicon,” which is Mr. Clooney’s sixth film as a director and his fourth misfire. Bludgeoned by critics — “a tonal disaster from start to finish” is how RogerEbert.com put it — “Suburbicon” cost about $25 million to make, and took in …

Photo Lawrence Gilliard Jr. and Natalie Paul in “The Deuce.” Credit Paul Schiraldi/HBO Season 1, Episode 8: “My Name Is Ruby” The first season of “The Deuce” ends, fittingly, with a screening of “Deep Throat,” the 1972 box office phenomenon that ushered in the era of “porno chic,” when hard-core …

It says much about Vivier and his music’s preoccupations that such a tragic coincidence has been assumed to have been more than an accident — that it was somehow preordained or even asked for, a kind of suicide. When Bob Gilmore, the conscientious author of a 2014 biography of the …

The interaction was the result of a campaign that has emerged since animal activists took notice of the monthlong exhibit, “Prehysteria,” which opened on Oct. 19. And it has sent the four-year-old space, Castle Fitzjohns Gallery, into the same cross hairs of controversy recently trained on more venerable institutions: This …

The bas-relief is the latest in a string of antiquities the Manhattan district attorney’s office has seized from art dealers and museums in New York City as part of a concerted effort in recent years to recover ancient works. Those seizures have been led by the assistant district attorney Matthew …

For “Knives” is about the liberation that comes in creating language that matches perception. Or partly that. Those with a socio-economic bent might see it as a parable of the transition from rural to industrial society, while religious scholars could easily interpret it as a reimagining of the Garden of …

Photo The Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 28, the first night in a season-long series of concerts. Credit Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times Through its coveted Perspectives program, Carnegie Hall invites outstanding artists to plan a season-long series of concerts. Most designees think big …

“What she taught herself and the base of knowledge she acquired she expressed visually, articulating the majesty of the natural world in the urban public spaces we all share,” Ms. Dixon wrote in an email. “Her learning and discovery became the basis for the lyrical, pragmatic, accessible public artworks she …

Americans are expected to spend a record $9.1 billion on Halloween this year — and that’s not just on kiddie costumes, candy and decorations. It might seem like all fun and games: but the business of pet Halloween is no joke. The National Retail Federation recently estimated 16 percent of …

Photo Limited-edition MetroCards designed by Barbara Kruger will be randomly distributed to vending machines in four subway stations. Credit Job Piston courtesy Performa Barbara Kruger’s bold lettering has adorned buses, warehouses, magazine covers, albums and train stations. Her next medium? MetroCards. Starting Wednesday, the M.T.A. will release 50,000 limited-edition MetroCards …